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The Senior Group: Nathan Asistin, Cory Kawaguchi, Carson Tanner, Brennen Lee, Grant Strassell, Kyle Huard Tonight we celebrated our senior wrestlers.   “Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” Dan Gable NATHAN ASISTIN Words that describe him: hungry; goofy; strategic Biggest Wrestling takeaway: “Work hard and dedicate yourself […]

Captains Nathan Asistin and Cory Kawaguchi, 1-16-20 A Great Match Check out all the photos here on our photo page.  This home meet was just incredibly great and worth the time to relive some of the greatness.   great: /ɡrāt/  adjective: of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal […]

Quinn Seiffert, J/V 120# We Won! Two words sum up the Sammamish Meet:  Energy & DOMINATION!  48-29 win over Redmond 69-6 win over Sammamish 76-0 win over Bellevue Check out the huge photo gallery from this meet on our photo page.  Please download and save pictures for the memory books […]

  LAST MATCH of the season is here! Double Dual at Liberty High School, Thursday, Jan. 30th, We will wrestle North Creek first and then Woodinville.  Issaquah and North Creek are undefeated so this match will determine the Kingco League Championship. May the wrestlers dig deep, wrestle with heart and […]

Battle at the Border Tournament, 12-13/14-19 Issaquah Wrestling takes 3rd place overall! A Sure Identity I had the privilege of attending the Battle at the Border this year.  It is definitely “fun” to watch our team compete and coach each other on.  But at this event, I got to witness […]

  Senior Varsity Captain Carson Tanner (center), 2nd Place 138# @ Battle at the Border 12-14-19 Battle at the Border Day #2, 12-14-19 There are people, young men at this event, behind each win and loss.  Carson Tanner, a previous state placer, won his way up to the final match, […]

Dianne Tanner, our lovely Team Mom A shout out to the MOMS!! “Behind every great man is a great mother.”   Abraham Lincoln While we race around the house last minute helping our wrestler find essential items for their meet and race them to the bus on time, there are MOMS […]

  FWoA, Future Wrestlers of America J/V Wrestler Greta Cavotta and Coach Manny Brown’s Grandson Jayden  12-21-19

  J/V Bella Campbell 01/04/20 Click here to download all Everett images from Flickr. Everett Classic Tournament Today was just plain fun!  The wrestlers wrestled (of course), supported, cheered and razzed each other.  The coaches… well, they coached a lot and gave the occasional encouragement after a disappointing match.  The […]

Day #1, Battle at the Border Carson Tanner The team worked hard today.  Wrestling at this level challenged the wrestlers and made for some spectacular matches.  Sixteen teams competed on the mats.  Tonight after the first rounds, Issaquah stands second overall with 80 points behind Everett with 98.  Steilacoom trails […]

  Senior Varsity Kyle Huard: let’s just say Kyle is incredibly flexible!  12-12-19 VIEW PICTURES HERE Home Meet Another Success Congratulations Varsity Eagle Wrestlers on a great night of wrestling! Nathan Asistin: PIN Carson Tanner: PIN Kyle Huard: PIN Declan Treacy: PIN Grant Strassell: PIN Victor Marcenac: PIN Brady Malone: […]

Come on out for our first home meet of the season. IHS is hosting an entire afternoon and evening of wrestling.  You won’t want to miss this! apx 3:30: Middle school matches start right after school.  Let’s cheer on our future high school team.  apx 5:30: The high school team […]

Liberty Match 12-3-19 Shared for your use! Download print quality images from the Liberty Match here.   

For The Win! Yes, the Tuesday night Liberty match was just a Jamboree, so the wins were not recorded.  The four school teams worked out their initial season “nervous jitters” on the mats. They learned, and we learned.  They had fun, and we had fun. That’s all… from an official […]

“If we lost, we have something to work on tomorrow. If we won, we know we did something right.” Wrestler Jacob Law     Download print quality photos from the Liberty Match here.            

Let the competition begin!  I’m excited to see the team wrestle tonight.  Last week, I was impressed at how hard the team practiced together.  As I watched them all do push-up sets down the length of the gym, I felt respect growing: in me for all the new wrestlers jumping […]

Winter Sports Night                          & Team Meeting Mandatory for all athletes.  Thursday, Nov. 21, 6:30 in IHS gym. Parent meeting will follow from 7:15/7:30. The room will be assigned later.